The old lady hurriedly walked out of the study, although her face could not be said to be very ugly, but Mother Wu had served her for so many years, and she could naturally see that she was actually very angry, so she hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed her arm and said, "Old lady, the slave maid helped you to the flower hall, this way is in a hurry, you better rest." ”

"You follow me to Chaoyun Courtyard and go to the Gu family to ask for a cup of tea. The old lady commanded directly.

"Old lady, if you want to see the second lady, wouldn't it be good to ask her to come directly, you are a mother-in-law, and it is difficult to get a trip to the house......" When her master met such a daughter-in-law, she felt uncomfortable as a subordinate.

The old lady didn't stop, and said with a hint of ridicule: "If she were sensible, she wouldn't have gotten to this point, when the head of the cabinet Gu Xinian can't teach her daughter, where do I have that ability." ”

Mother Wu couldn't persuade her again, so she had to help her walk towards the main courtyard of the mansion towards the Yun Courtyard.

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In the main room of Chaoyun Courtyard, the second lady of the Yuan Dynasty, Gu, who was in her prime, was reclining on the beauty couch, holding her jade cheeks with her slender hands, her willow eyebrows were slightly frowned, her lips were slightly pursed, and her bright eyes were full of tears.

The big girl Bihe stood beside the couch, looking very helpless.

She came to serve by Gu's side after several of Gu's dowry maids got married, and she can be said to know nothing about her master's past.

In her opinion, Gu's life is already very good, her birth is noble and her appearance is stunning, her husband is young and promising, and she is clean, the only fly in the ointment is that she has no son, but Gu is only in her twenties, and she has opportunities, I really don't understand what she is doing all day!

The few claws that Gu scratched Yuan Zheng's face today, even her maid was shocked to look at it, and the beauty like delicate nephrite was no different from those village women when she moved her hands!

However, her biggest strength is that she is very clever but never very troublesome, although she disagrees with some of Gu's behaviors, but she knows that she is soft-spoken, and Gu will not listen to her at all, she just needs to silently endure the beauty tears and all kinds of chatter. This is also the reason why she can stay with Gu for a long time.

"Bihe, did you send the jade cream to the master?" the beauty on the couch suddenly spoke.

Bihe was thinking nonsense, Gu's soft voice made her body tremble, and she hurriedly replied: "I sent it, but I don't know if the master used it." ”

"That's it......" Gu Shi turned around and turned inside, muttering to himself.

"Madame, ma'am!" said a little maid of twelve or thirteen years old trotted into the house.

"Shh......h Lightly, like a chicken!" Bihe glared at the little maid.

"Sister Bihe, hurry up and let Madame get up, the old lady is here, and she has already arrived at the gate of the courtyard!"

"What?" Gu Shi was already awake, and when he heard this, he sat up directly, and hurriedly said to Bihe: "Brush my hair for me, and then look at my clothes......"

"No need, there are no outsiders, why bother so much!" the old lady walked in with a calm face.

Gu hurriedly jumped off the bed, hurriedly came to the old lady and saluted, "My daughter-in-law has seen my mother, please take a seat." ”

Looking at this daughter-in-law who was so flustered that she was still beautiful between actions, the old lady couldn't help sneering in her heart, what is the use of the embroidered pillow with a broken core, no matter how beautiful it is!

"Go down, all of you. The old lady didn't want to save any face for the Gu family, so she ordered directly.

If it was in the past, the Gu family was not scared of the old lady at all, but today she was in trouble, she didn't dare to speak out, so she could only retreat with Bihe's mother Wu.

"Mother is ...... today," Gu Shi asked tentatively when he saw that the old lady was silent.

"Except for the cup of daughter-in-law tea that entered the door back then, I, as a mother-in-law, haven't even drunk a sip of water from you, wasn't it rumored that 'there are Shuangjiao in the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the Gu family is fighting for the day and night'? The old lady said indifferently.

Gu was ready to be reprimanded, who would have thought that the old lady would give her this play, fortunately, she is a tea lover, and she has always paid great attention to the quality of life, the tea sets, tea leaves, and spring water in the house are ready-made, she blessed the old lady slightly, and the lotus step moved lightly to the side of the case.

After a while, the water boiled, and the old lady looked at her skillful and elegant movements, and said softly: "Gu Chao, do you know why I don't like you?"

Gu Shi's slender hand paused slightly, "I know, because the good daughter-in-law in your mind is Gu Xi, naturally you don't like what I do." ”

The old lady shook her head and said: "Gu Chao, you have been married to my son for ten years, and you have been the head of the house for ten years, how can you still be as useless as when you first arrived, you are the kind of person who can lose all your money with a good handful of cards!"

"You ......" Gu Chao put the teapot in his hand on the desk, turned his head and glared at the old lady.

"Over the years, we have not liked each other, and we have never talked deeply, today we will abandon our identity, there is no mother-in-law and no daughter-in-law here, let's talk about it!" The old lady looked at Gu Chao and said in a very sincere tone.

Gu Chao was a little unsure of what the old lady meant, and nodded lightly.

"In terms of family background, the Xie family and the Gu family are both big families, but my father is only the highest Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, not to mention that I have passed away before my father is in the middle of the family, and you are the first assistant of the dynasty, and the mother is the daughter of the Hou Mansion, and the princess may not be as comfortable as you.

In terms of appearance, I'm just delicate, to say something self-deprecating, the old marquis is surrounded by beauties from the wife to the concubine, and I am the most inconspicuous one. You don't have to say it, it's one in a million beautiful.

After all, a woman who lost her father at the age of 14 and married into the Hou Mansion at the age of 18 to fill the house, reading and playing the piano is already a luxury. As for you, you are either a Confucian or everyone around you, and others are only red-eyed.

However, how can you make yourself a woman whose mother-in-law doesn't like her husband and doesn't love her subordinates?" The old lady looked directly into Gu Chao's eyes, and there was no trace of mockery in her eyes.

"I didn't! That's because you and Yuan Zheng never liked me, and no matter what I did, I couldn't get your heart!"

"Why do I and Zheng'er like you? Just because of your origin, your appearance, and your so-called 'talent' that is of no use at all? Those who love others will always love them, and those who respect others will always respect them. You are reluctant to marry Zheng'er, how can people like it?" The old lady showed no mercy and hit the nail on the head.

"If it weren't for Yuan Zheng back then, I would ......" Gu Chao was a little red-faced.

"Huh...... Gu Chao, I didn't expect you to be really naïve enough to be that kind of Cheng dù, you were married to the former prince at the age of eight, with your conditions, except for that one, who can prevent you from becoming the real crown princess, and the mother of the world in the future?"

"No, it's impossible! When I was young, His Majesty said that ......it was only me," Gu Chao was a little incoherent.

"You obviously know and understand all these things in your heart, but you just keep deceiving yourself and others, bullying my son Yuanzheng is a responsible and kind-hearted person! Gu Chao, you are not lightly ill!" The old lady closed her eyes slightly and smiled.